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Darke County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- January 3, 1809
- Named after
- William Darke
- Seat
- Greenville
- Largest city
- Greenville
- Total
- 600 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Water
- 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 51,520
- Density
- 86/sq mi (33/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 45303, 45304, 45308, 45328, 45331, 45332, 45346, 45348, 45350, 45351, 45352, 45358, 45362, 45380, 45388, 45390
- Area code
- 937 , 326
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .mydarkecounty .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Contains
- Greenville
- Capital
- Greenville
- Population
- 51881
- Area
- 1555
- Shares border with
- Mercer County
- Headquarters
- Greenville
- Official website
- www.mydarkecountyohio.com
- Image
- Darke County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 21171
- Licence plate code
- 19
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- Commons category
- Darke County, Ohio
- topic's main category
- Category:Darke County, Ohio
- inception
- 1817-03-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Darke County, Ohio
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Darke County
- per capita income
- 28639
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Encyclopedic overview
Darke County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,881. Its county seat and largest city is Greenville. The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1817. It is named for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. Darke County comprises the Greenville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dayton-Springfield-Sidney Combined Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Darke County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.